The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-09
THE HAUNTED CABIN.

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III tao 'atter part OF the winter OF 1873
was one oil a party OF eight prospecting fol
mica along the lower slopes of the yrea
Ra,aam rar,o l., ro,.a.. ~, ~ ~"
Troan,.a '',.a "o''o,n WV" o"'o.in"
"pp'Hs "as Ill aosofbthR pasttme
and more than one OF our boys had deyel.
oped into quito expert trappers. INIT none
mora ao ,ha, mv.a,t 1nj.na
49,. - ~ ,,.., oo'a' "y 9uc
cess III thla inc had gained Tor me nc
little reputation. 20"
One clear, cold dsy. with one NJ the
mountainous az on;,,o and o,,;.,... :
,at. 49, 1920" ~, a, 'uo "nu "asi''an.'
'e'' wv '"Nip iot tne purpose OF setting
como traps in a diforent part OF the range
from any yet visited, ...,.,,,.!...'> Z
Altar n Inn, and tod;,,, .,,. ,,,
son.. :.,s,ae , u' ''%'p 'n,ouHn
oense Julne1es, ana many afduou5 climbs
up PERCEPTIONS slopes and down again,
wa found ourselyes in the midd,a NJ tbo
ot,oxno,, r.,.. ~ = a.. ~ IL
"te41ooD N'A' ',' up ~ one u tue io't'ess
PEAKS ana q goou ton miles IRON camp.
We had not intended to consume 80
much time over the trans Int h,d ho.
a,,,o ~, ,,ou.,, ,a....., -. 49,.
Somo te au Itoseis occupied as 10 I'LL 10 note
W" s ,"S. az. az Say "as solhg.
saw az a taaa LOOK oVef-pread my
co n1,a' al;, 'aI s:., -,
oo,t at,as ", ra, n's . ,swinetet snow, ne
sasu' at. .ha lioinents tlo1oleo examlna-
''G ~ VI aie clouua oSe1heao'
-a 10 a., moips meie sGaiGely out ~hen sew
ei@. ilahG began 10 uillt downward.
our situation was truly IN nnenylable
one, on IN exposed mounttaalnn.top with an
alatuue OF more man G'o9o ieet, heavy
sno"ssotI inHlnent, ana tho nearest
human haoita'lon at least Blk miles away.
He Lau eoAe aooas gu or 4Vo yafds iuf'
tnel, Inc stofm increasing every moment,
when suddenly We came square upon a
small, eome%h't nslapldated ,log cabin in
Emu OF honov Or care 3! the very base
% % Nrs iee5e Of fesrs, snd so awa!-
,oHea up ~ me oepee gloom OF the
palsalns .nat ous lol our almost stumbling
up asa.net'slt "oulo nave entlrely escaped
our not'ee:
WIN = ieel!ng OF devout thankfulness l
plheea my nanu upon me somewhat ahaky
l o SPSA "
entel' Shen 70 my intense astoinlshment,
my companion ufe" back with fright
eneG cfy; 49,,
Tor Ioos cake aoan go IN thar. he
enlles.eu ID hoatae, thlcS Tones. "Hlts
1aunteu pace, ehu thaf cnrae a'hang-
~ ove! IL ever senGe Juese Higgins got
till't oau tuA WIN tner Drink ez ter muir
uer hla "i1e an osoy; 'Juoe hlssei TUX
tef 'her mourning an never was heard OF
NJ mo gu the sperlt 0, ther oman IAN
shSf oRby = forever aantih o. ther place
an aeiyin out. we neaiu ther voices
Maay aune myself a-comln tdo~n:ther
ul9untlng.
~ VAIN tfico u demonstrate with MIN.
LlAe al the mounsalheers, l iound him
poseesseo VI no Small amount OF supersti-
''ou: ~, -,
Nothlh eood.!l como o hit, l tell ye!'
ne cfied, Almost irsntlcally. One o rothor
o ne, meboe both, II hoy ter 80 ef:we
enter that cussid place"
he Inh!!y ailo"ed himself 10 pc led into
tne caoih, althoush could plainly sec
hts sup"fstltious lears were by no meano
aliaJeu.
~ was uoaole log caoln with some
~has large 'front.' room and a much smaller
oacs QUE divided by a thin partition
pvefAeea IA TIE front room there was q
so!t tescheu py lauder IN the back room.
oithls much took note by tho dim light
ihsn pet'auinH the place. would have
continued my Investigations but for the
iheenso uafSnese mat hau so suddenly set.
yea uo"h upon US, csuBeu well Knew by
we 'hcreash N Inc storm. ny means OF
inc leavea 6nu DRIED twlgs that had col.
ecteu near one 81 inc WINDOWS, and by
.ee'lnS W lug o!o aA''ae'' Wh'ch We puma
10 oeluite !ot'en, "e sooh had IRE Elm
u.eu u, inc nfosi hte place. 'of we had
'akeh 'he p1ecautloa 10 PROVIDE ourselves
WIN ma'ehee:
NY monn'alneer kept close bealde me
curing III these operations. Indeed, he
n1o hot o!ce ailo" me 70 get beyond the
feSch Oh ms hsnd. ,..,
| 'Hng"ea 10 Mysel DO Ht'le over DIS
soihewhal ludicrous appearance and open
| y railied nun several times IN regard to
n'a iooI.S'i le"ts anu eupeFstl'ions: bnt
moment later ! turned almost liant with
horror HI t1d hfe' oia%fe up, showed me
pool Oh nioou u',ectiy peslue me! :,
~ ""S VI coIsiuefsple b'"e ana lreshly
spi;iGd: A cold ahiver passed over me,
;na ieit my hsart SINK, II not literally
down 70 my boots' thenVery near 10 them'
IN my lmaSihatlon. ,.,
As ! WIS hlll,he dssec'ly oet~eeh we =,
nofiiN!o hpot AUG my companion no diu
NV hoc IT. UNI WIZ 'eet.nH OF doVou'
Lsi"uHiuIne.s 'ih'"Reu' "lthout e1citlhR
n a,,; sus ~ .pa 10 coves ~ up WIN
portion ., Tue leaves wa had plleu near
'ne nchi' ., ru,,,,,:.,ou
n' , So were u'si'htchlhH LIS romans o, o,
ous a; uli.nei NY conipan'pi' hot ~i1l9u!
1u h;. a" n t nowesei hna
,o, n1"aS ' i"'u WIN LIPS .a' uc"tcey
p!onoi', ~. wv %o,us ABOVE Whlsper,
,e'"'e ,I; 70 ne - amh Me hofsIoe story 0!
Wv e -, ;S'' l'n'i %''p III mo
Hnn' VI i'cn"y Lhn mut"cfea MS loving